Docks

A key facility for managing ships, handling cargo, and enabling naval operations. Upgrade levels 1-25 improve its benefits and help your port progress.

Docks control ship construction speed and are the main progression gate for stronger ship types.

Shipbuilding speed: 0.2 · Levels: 1-25

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How to use it

• Unlocking stronger ships and improving shipbuilding pace.
• Preparing for fleet-focused plans.
• Docks unlocks Spy Ship at Docks level 5; War Galleon at Docks level 9; Turtle Ship at Docks level 12; Flagbearer Ship at Docks level 15.

Strengths and watchouts

Useful notes

• Initial level: 1
• Upgrade range: levels 1-25
• Upgrade Docks before mass-building advanced ships.

Watchouts

• Advanced ship unlocks still need enough resources and population to use.

Pairs well with

• Farmland for population and the ship roles unlocked by Docks levels.

Values

Costs

Name	Value
Wood	70
Cloth	50
Metal	60
Population	5

Effects

Name	Value
Shipbuilding speed	0.2

Levels

Level	Costs	Time	Points	Benefits
1	Wood: 70 Cloth: 50 Metal: 60 Population: 5	1m	10	Shipbuilding speed: 0.2
2	Wood: 91 Cloth: 65 Metal: 78 Population: 1	2m	2	Shipbuilding speed: 0.4
3	Wood: 118 Cloth: 85 Metal: 101 Population: 1	4m	3	Shipbuilding speed: 0.6
4	Wood: 154 Cloth: 110 Metal: 132 Population: 2	7m	4	Shipbuilding speed: 0.8
5	Wood: 200 Cloth: 143 Metal: 171 Population: 3	10m	5	Shipbuilding speed: 1
6	Wood: 260 Cloth: 186 Metal: 223 Population: 5	15m	6	Shipbuilding speed: 1.2
7	Wood: 338 Cloth: 241 Metal: 290 Population: 6	20m	7	Shipbuilding speed: 1.4
8	Wood: 439 Cloth: 314 Metal: 376 Population: 7	30m	8	Shipbuilding speed: 1.6
9	Wood: 571 Cloth: 408 Metal: 489 Population: 8	40m	9	Shipbuilding speed: 1.8
10	Wood: 742 Cloth: 530 Metal: 636 Population: 9	50m	10	Shipbuilding speed: 2
11	Wood: 965 Cloth: 689 Metal: 827 Population: 10	1h	15	Shipbuilding speed: 2.2
12	Wood: 1255 Cloth: 896 Metal: 1075 Population: 12	1h 15m	20	Shipbuilding speed: 2.4
13	Wood: 1631 Cloth: 1165 Metal: 1398 Population: 14	1h 30m	28	Shipbuilding speed: 2.6
14	Wood: 2120 Cloth: 1514 Metal: 1817 Population: 16	1h 45m	34	Shipbuilding speed: 2.8
15	Wood: 2756 Cloth: 1969 Metal: 2362 Population: 18	2h	50	Shipbuilding speed: 3
16	Wood: 3583 Cloth: 2559 Metal: 3071 Population: 20	2h 30m	60	Shipbuilding speed: 3.2
17	Wood: 4658 Cloth: 3327 Metal: 3992 Population: 23	3h	72	Shipbuilding speed: 3.4
18	Wood: 6055 Cloth: 4325 Metal: 5190 Population: 25	3h 30m	85	Shipbuilding speed: 3.6
19	Wood: 7872 Cloth: 5623 Metal: 6747 Population: 27	4h 30m	100	Shipbuilding speed: 3.8
20	Wood: 10233 Cloth: 7310 Metal: 8772 Population: 30	5h	120	Shipbuilding speed: 4
21	Wood: 13303 Cloth: 9502 Metal: 11403 Population: 35	6h	146	Shipbuilding speed: 4.2
22	Wood: 17295 Cloth: 12353 Metal: 14824 Population: 40	7h	180	Shipbuilding speed: 4.4
23	Wood: 22483 Cloth: 16059 Metal: 19271 Population: 45	8h	210	Shipbuilding speed: 4.6
24	Wood: 29228 Cloth: 20877 Metal: 25052 Population: 50	9h	250	Shipbuilding speed: 4.8
25	Wood: 37996 Cloth: 27140 Metal: 32568 Population: 60	10h	300	Shipbuilding speed: 5